Patents by Inventor Meera Jindal

Meera Jindal has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240048820
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can processing video attributes, audio attributes and social media feeds to dynamically determine insertion points for supplemental content. Additionally, the video packaging and origination service can identify supplemental content utilizing the same attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Meera Jindal, Viriya Ratanasangpunth, Chris Price
  • Patent number: 11825176
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can processing video attributes, audio attributes and social media feeds to dynamically determine insertion points for supplemental content. Additionally, the video packaging and origination service can identify supplemental content utilizing the same attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Meera Jindal, Viriya Ratanasangpunth, Chris Price
  • Patent number: 11580152
    Abstract: A media storage service may store a plurality of copies of a same media recording in cloud DVR, one copy specific to one of a plurality of clients. The client may interact directly with the media storage service based on path-based indexing techniques for playback of the media recording. The client may send a request, including a path of a manifest file associated with the copy specific to the client, to the media storage service. The manifest file may include information indicating respective paths of one or more segments of the copy. The media storage service may identify and return the manifest file to the client. The media storage service may further receive requests from the client to access the segments of the copy. The requests may include the respective paths, based on which the media storage service may retrieve the segments for the client to play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Ramachandran, Ahmet Gurcan, Meera Jindal, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Abilash Ravikumar, Ryan Farris, Saurav Sengupta, Dylan Kyle Abraham, Michael Kale
  • Publication number: 20220224992
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can processing video attributes, audio attributes and social media feeds to dynamically determine insertion points for supplemental content. Additionally, the video packaging and origination service can identify supplemental content utilizing the same attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Meera Jindal, Viriya Ratanasangpunth, Chris Price
  • Patent number: 11350143
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can utilize analytic rules and other information to characterize performance of the user device, such as detection of the presence of ad blocking software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Chris Price, Meera Jindal
  • Publication number: 20220141507
    Abstract: Dynamic transcoding can be used to provide supplemental content, selected to be played during breaks in a stream of primary content, that has the same format as the primary content. It can be desirable to provide supplemental content that is personalized. This may include additional content or advertising that may be of interest or relevance to a viewer. In many instances, the supplemental content will come from a different source and thus can be in a different format. Approaches in accordance with various embodiments can take advantage of dynamic transcoding of the supplemental content to provide properly formatted supplemental content through the same stream as the primary content. A custom manifest can be provided to the media player that points to the transcoded supplemental content. At an appropriate break in the playback, the media player can use the manifest to obtain the formatted supplemental content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Varun Ram, William Dirks, Meera Jindal, Sierra Anderson, John Cowgill, Kenneth Victor Chamberlin, Mark DeSpain, Matthew Brinkley, Khawaja Salman Shams, Alex Xiaoye Zhang
  • Patent number: 11245935
    Abstract: A content delivery service includes a management service for determining an anticipated window of time in which supplemental content can be inserted in the dynamic content stream. The management service will then pre-fetch supplemental content from the third party supplemental content service prior the identification or request for supplemental content to be included in the streaming content. During the streaming of content to individual users via an established channel, as markers for insertion opportunities are identified, the content delivery service will attempt to utilize the pool of pre-fetched supplemental content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Khawaja Shams, Meera Jindal
  • Patent number: 11234059
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can processing video attributes, audio attributes and social media feeds to dynamically determine insertion points for supplemental content. Additionally, the video packaging and origination service can identify supplemental content utilizing the same attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Meera Jindal, Viriya Ratanasangpunth, Chris Price
  • Patent number: 11228792
    Abstract: Dynamic transcoding can be used to provide supplemental content, selected to be played during breaks in a stream of primary content, that has the same format as the primary content. It can be desirable to provide supplemental content that is personalized. This may include additional content or advertising that may be of interest or relevance to a viewer. In many instances, the supplemental content will come from a different source and thus can be in a different format. Approaches in accordance with various embodiments can take advantage of dynamic transcoding of the supplemental content to provide properly formatted supplemental content through the same stream as the primary content. A custom manifest can be provided to the media player that points to the transcoded supplemental content. At an appropriate break in the playback, the media player can use the manifest to obtain the formatted supplemental content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Varun Ram, William Dirks, Meera Jindal, Sierra Anderson, John Cowgill, Kenneth Victor Chamberlin, Mark DeSpain, Matthew Brinkley, Khawaja Salman Shams, Alex Xiaoye Zhang
  • Patent number: 11086932
    Abstract: A media storage service may maintain an asset including information to indicate a specific media content and a specific number of replicas to be stored by the media storage service for the specific media content. The media storage service may receive content recording-related requests from a recording manager to define or update the specific number for the specific media content. The media storage service may receive one or more segments specific to the media content from an encoder. The media storage service may create and store the specific number of replicas, as indicated in the asset, for the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Ramachandran, Meera Jindal, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Ahmet Gurcan, Ryan Farris, Abilash Ravikumar, Saurav Sengupta, Michael Kale
  • Patent number: 11064237
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can processing video attributes, audio attributes and social media feeds to dynamically determine insertion points for supplemental content. Additionally, the video packaging and origination service can identify supplemental content utilizing the same attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Meera Jindal, Viriya Ratanasangpunth
  • Publication number: 20210204004
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can utilize analytic rules and other information to characterize performance of the user device, such as detection of the presence of ad blocking software applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Chris Price, Meera Jindal
  • Patent number: 10951932
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can utilize analytic rules and other information to characterize performance of the user device, such as detection of the presence of ad blocking software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Chris Price, Meera Jindal
  • Patent number: 10939152
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can utilize various techniques to address performance of the user device, such as detection of the presence of ad blocking software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Meera Jindal, Varun Ram, Chris Price
  • Patent number: 10904593
    Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can utilize various techniques to address performance of the user device responsive to detection of the presence of ad blocking software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Meera Jindal, Varun Ram
  • Patent number: 10880589
    Abstract: A multimedia stream may include an indication to insert multimedia content to the multimedia stream. An insertion segment may be selected from among multiple segments such that the insertion segment is selected based in part on metadata such as metadata associated with the recipient of the multimedia stream. Metadata associated with the insertion segment may be obtained. Satisfaction of a compliance requirement may be determined based on various information, such as metadata associated with the recipient and metadata associated with the insertion segment. The insertion segment may be made available as part of the multimedia stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Brinkley, Meera Jindal, Khawaja Salman Shams, Alex Xiaoye Zhang
  • Patent number: 10848824
    Abstract: A multimedia stream may be abandoned (e.g., terminated) under various contexts. Metadata surrounding the abandonment, such as information regarding multimedia segments shown at or near the time of abandonment, may be stored. A system may detect satisfaction of a condition based at least in part on abandonment metadata associated with an abandoned stream, obtain a set of abandonment metadata sharing a characteristic in common, and determine a cause. Depending on the determined cause, various mitigations may be executed—for example, if abandonment of streams is detected in a specific location at a particular point or period in time, one or more network diagnostics tests may be executed to determine whether there are network connectivity issues for viewers from the specific location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Brinkley, Meera Jindal, Khawaja Salman Shams, Alex Xiaoye Zhang
  • Patent number: 10805679
    Abstract: A multimedia stream may be abandoned (e.g., terminated) under various contexts. Metadata surrounding the abandonment, such as information regarding multimedia segments shown at or near the time of abandonment, may be stored. A system may detect satisfaction of a condition based at least in part on abandonment metadata associated with an abandoned stream, obtain a set of abandonment metadata sharing a characteristic in common, and determine a cause. Depending on the determined cause, various mitigations may be executed—for example, if abandonment of streams is detected in a specific location at a particular point or period in time, one or more network diagnostics tests may be executed to determine whether there are network connectivity issues for viewers from the specific location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Brinkley, Meera Jindal, Khawaja Salman Shams, Alex Xiaoye Zhang
  • Patent number: 10536532
    Abstract: A system for providing virtual applications from a remote based system based on native applications. A front end is configured to receive applications. A sequencer is configured to receive the applications from the front end and sequence the applications into virtual applications streamable to clients by the front end. This includes at least: sequencing a particular application of the received applications into a virtual application using a virtual machine; subsequent to sequencing the particular application, marking the virtual machine in a manner that causes the virtual machine to be reimaged prior to being used to sequence an additional application; and based on the marking, causing the virtual machine to be reimaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Brady Anderson, Meera Jindal, Shruthi Achutha, Nikolaos Dalalelis, Hamid Palo
  • Publication number: 20180367823
    Abstract: A multimedia stream may include an indication to insert multimedia content to the multimedia stream. An insertion segment may be selected from among multiple segments such that the insertion segment is selected based in part on metadata such as metadata associated with the recipient of the multimedia stream. Metadata associated with the insertion segment may be obtained. Satisfaction of a compliance requirement may be determined based on various information, such as metadata associated with the recipient and metadata associated with the insertion segment. The insertion segment may be made available as part of the multimedia stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Brinkley, Meera Jindal, Khawaja Salman Shams, Alex Xiaoye Zhang